Newsday · Jul 18, 2021
Josh Bailey, Jordan Eberle among Islanders left exposed for NHL expansion draft
Two-thirds of the Islanders’ identity-setting fourth line have been protected for the NHL’s expansion draft while top-six forwards Josh Bailey and Jordan Eberle will both be exposed.
Perhaps that’s an indication the fourth line’s third member, impending unrestricted free agent center Casey Cizikas, will have a deal before the free agent market opens on July 28.
The NHL on Sunday released each team’s protected list and which players will be available to the expansion Seattle Kraken on Wednesday.